Several factors still impede true and lasting reconciliation | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7925 | | Several factors still impede true and lasting reconciliation | Chris Jones | Wednesday (16 December) is Reconciliation Day. In an opinion piece for News24, Dr Chris Jones writes about the factors that still impede true and lasting reconciliation. |
International Anti-Corruption Day: We must continue to fight corruption | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7888 | | International Anti-Corruption Day: We must continue to fight corruption | Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking | Wednesday (9 December) is International Anti-Corruption Day. In opinion pieces for the media, Dr Chris Jones and Profs Evangelos Mantzaris & Pregala Pillay urge South Africans to keep on fighting against corruption because our democracy is at stake. |
Gender-based violence is all of our problem | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7845 | | Gender-based violence is all of our problem | Juliana Claassens | During the annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign (25 November to 10 December), we should keep in mind that gender-based violence is all of our problem. |
Partnerships crucial to expand digital learning during pandemic | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7809 | | Partnerships crucial to expand digital learning during pandemic | Chris Jones | Partnerships between various role-players in education and civil society organisations can help ensure that more children in South Africa have access to digital learning. |
We should cultivate healthier social media habits | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7768 | | We should cultivate healthier social media habits | Dion Forster | We should cultivate healthier social media habits that are aligned to our better values, writes Prof Dion Forster from the Department of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology) in an article for The Conversation. |
Social and environmental justice can help eradicate poverty | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7759 | | Social and environmental justice can help eradicate poverty | Chris Jones | On Saturday (17 October), the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was observed. In an opinion piece for Daily Maverick, Dr Chris Jones writes that we need to achieve social and environmental justice to help eradicate poverty. |
Prof Anita Cloete is on a mission to empower youth | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7696 | | Prof Anita Cloete is on a mission to empower youth | Corporate Communication/Korporatiewe Kommunikasie [Rozanne Engel] | Faith-based communities need to engage with young people outside of formal religious institutions, showing interest in their everyday lives and challenges. |
We must defend democracy | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7677 | | We must defend democracy | Chris Jones & Nicola de Jager | Tuesday (15 September) is the International Day of Democracy. In opinion pieces for the media, Dr Chris Jones (Unit for Moral Leadership) and Prof Nicola de Jager (Political Science) write about the importance of defending democracy. |
Women-led research unit empowering women and their communities | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7638 | | Women-led research unit empowering women and their communities | Corporate Communication/Korporatiewe Kommunikasie [Rozanne Engel] | The issue of gender-based violence (GBV) has become synonymous with South African life. One research unit at Stellenbosch University (SU) has set out to help understand and prevent this violence against women. |
#WomenofSU: Empowering communities through research and faith | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7600 | | #WomenofSU: Empowering communities through research and faith | Corporate Communication/Korporatiewe Kommunikasie [Rozanne Engel] | For Prof Nadine Bowers-du Toit, playing a constructive role in the transformation of Stellenbosch University (SU) and broader society has always been one of her biggest commitments. |